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1. A method comprising: receiving an image from an imager including a digital watermark embedded by a watermark embedder co-located on-chip with the imager, wherein the watermark embedder includes a signal generator and a signal combiner, wherein the watermark embedder further includes a human visual system module, wherein the digital watermark comprises location information; determining viewing angle specifics of the received image; decoding the digital watermark to obtain the location information; identifying a map depicting a location and viewing angle corresponding to the location information and viewing angle specifics, and providing the map for access over a computer network.
A method for displaying geographically relevant maps. An image is received from a camera (imager) which includes a digital watermark containing location information. The watermark is embedded by hardware physically integrated with the imager itself. The method determines the camera's viewing angle when the picture was taken, decodes the digital watermark to get the location information, then identifies and provides a map accessible over a network that shows the location and viewing angle that corresponds to the image.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising graphically identifying locations on the map similarly-located to a user-selected image.
The method from the previous description where a map is displayed based on a watermarked image's location, is further enhanced by graphically identifying locations on the map that are similar in location to another image selected by a user. This allows the user to find other locations of interest near the location of a selected image.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein graphically identifying locations on the map comprises receiving data representing a first image and analyzing the data to obtain information steganographically encoded therein.
Building upon the method of displaying similar locations on a map from the previous description, graphically identifying locations involves receiving image data from a user-selected image and analyzing that image's data to extract location information that has been hidden inside the image using steganography. This steganographic analysis provides the location data for comparison.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information steganographically encoded includes first location information associated with the first image.
In the location identification method described previously, the steganographically encoded information extracted from the user-selected image includes precise location information specifically associated with that image. This allows for accurate comparison and identification of similar locations on the map.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a map including an area associated with the first location information, wherein the map is to be displayed via a computer display, and identifying a first location on the map that is associated with the first location information.
The method from the previous description, which uses steganographic data to display similar locations, also involves displaying a map area that corresponds to the location information extracted from the first image. A specific location on the map, associated with the extracted location information, is also identified on the computer display.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein identification of the first location includes providing a visual object on the map at or near a map location that is associated with the first location information.
The map display method described previously visually identifies a location on the map corresponding to the steganographically extracted data by showing a visual object (e.g. a marker, icon, or highlighted area) at or near the specific map location linked to the image's location data. This provides a clear visual indicator of the location on the map.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the image includes receiving an image captured from a cell phone, wherein the cell phone provides location information that is steganographic embedded with the image.
In the image processing method described, the image received originates from a cell phone camera. The cell phone automatically embeds the image with location information as a steganographic watermark within the image itself, allowing the location data to be seamlessly included within the image file.
8. An apparatus comprising: an imager configured to capture an image; a watermark embedder co-located on-chip with the imager, wherein the watermark embedder includes a signal generator and a signal combiner, wherein the watermark embedder further includes a human visual system module; a display configured to present the captured image; and a processor configured to receive the image capture from the imager and embed a digital watermark together with the image into an image file, wherein the watermark embedding occurs on-chip with the imager, wherein the digital watermark comprises location information, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine viewing angle specifics of the received image; decode the digital watermark in the image tile to obtain the location information; identify a map depicting a location and viewing angle corresponding to the location information and viewing angle specifics; and present the map on the display including the location and the captured image.
An apparatus displays geographically relevant maps. It includes a camera (imager) to capture images and hardware physically integrated with the camera to embed a digital watermark containing location information into the captured image. A display shows the captured image and a processor takes the image, embeds the digital watermark, determines the camera's viewing angle, decodes the watermark, finds a map corresponding to the location and viewing angle, and displays the map on the display with both the location and the captured image visible.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to graphically identify locations on the map similarly-located to a user-selected image.
The apparatus from the previous description, which shows a map derived from a watermarked image, includes a processor that graphically identifies locations on the map that are similar in location to another image selected by the user. This helps the user find other locations of interest.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor graphically identifies locations on the map by receiving data representing a first image and analyzing the data to obtain information steganographically encoded therein.
Building on the apparatus with similar location identification, the processor identifies these similar locations by receiving image data from a user-selected image and analyzing that image to extract location information that has been hidden inside the image using steganography. This steganographic analysis provides the data for comparison.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the information steganographically encoded includes first location information associated with the first image.
In the similar-location apparatus described previously, the steganographically encoded information extracted from the user-selected image includes precise location information specifically associated with that image, allowing for accurate comparison and identification of similar locations on the map.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to present on the map an area associated with the first location information, wherein the map identifies a first location on the map that is associated with the first location information.
The apparatus previously described, displaying a map based on steganographic data, also presents a map area that corresponds to the location information extracted from the first image. The processor identifies a specific location on the map associated with the extracted location information.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein identification of the first location includes providing a visual object on the map at or near a map location that is associated with the first location information.
The similar-location apparatus described above visually identifies a location on the map using steganographic data by showing a visual object (e.g. a marker, icon, or highlighted area) at or near the specific map location linked to the image's location data, making it clear to the user.
14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising: instructions for receiving an image from an imager including a digital watermark embedded by a watermark embedder co-located on-chip with the imager, wherein the watermark embedder includes a signal generator and a signal combiner, wherein the watermark embedder further includes a human visual system module, wherein the digital watermark comprises location information; instructions for determining viewing angle specifics of the received image; instructions for decoding the digital watermark to obtain the location information; instructions for identifying a map depicting a location and viewing angle corresponding to the location information and viewing angle specifics; and instructions for providing the map for access over a computer network.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores instructions that, when executed, display geographically relevant maps. The instructions receive an image from a camera with a digital watermark containing location information. The watermark is embedded by hardware physically integrated with the imager. The instructions determine the camera's viewing angle, decode the digital watermark to get the location information, find a map showing the location and viewing angle, and provide access to the map over a computer network.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for graphically identifying locations on the map similarly-located to a user-selected image.
The computer-readable medium with map display instructions from the previous description also includes instructions to graphically identify locations on the map that are similar in location to another image selected by the user. This allows for finding other locations of interest.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein graphically identifying locations on the map comprises receiving data representing a first image and analyzing the data to obtain information steganographically encoded therein.
Building on the computer-readable medium with similar location identification, graphically identifying these locations involves receiving image data from a user-selected image and analyzing that image to extract location information that has been hidden inside the image using steganography.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the information steganographically encoded includes first location information associated with the first image.
In the computer-readable medium with similar-location functionality described previously, the steganographically encoded information extracted from the user-selected image includes precise location information specifically associated with that image, allowing for accurate comparison and identification of similar locations on the map.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising providing a map including an area associated with the first location information, wherein the map is to be displayed via a computer display, and identifying a first location on the map that is associated with the first location information.
The computer-readable medium described above, which uses steganographic data to display similar locations, further provides instructions for displaying a map area corresponding to the location information extracted from a user-selected image and identifying a specific location on the map associated with this extracted information.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein identification of the first location includes providing a visual object on the map at or near a map location that is associated with the first location information.
The computer-readable medium described above visually identifies a location on the map using steganographic data by providing instructions for showing a visual object (e.g. a marker, icon, or highlighted area) at or near the specific map location linked to the image's location data.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein instructions for receiving the image includes receiving an image captured from a cell phone, wherein the cell phone provides location information that is steganographic embedded with the image.
In the computer-readable medium with image processing instructions, the image received originates from a cell phone camera. The cell phone automatically embeds the image with location information as a steganographic watermark within the image itself.
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October 17, 2017
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